Stage Management and Theatre Administration

by Mayer, David; Menear, Pauline; Saunders, Amanda

• ISBN13: 9780714825168
• ISBN10: 0714825166
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Phaidon Press

Summary

One part of a five-part series designed to help the amateur and student toevelop their theatre skills.;The author looks at drama as it is now andffers imaginative approaches to classical and less conventional theatre -ime, spectacle, musicals, outdoor shows and productions in unusual settings..He stresses the importance of teamwork and planning and shows how with areative use of resources outstanding results can be achieved.

Author Biography

David Mayer, the Series Editor, is Head of the Department of Drama at Manchester University.

Pauline Menear teaches Stage Management at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London.

Terry Hawkins has worked extensively in theatre administration, most recently at the Oxford Stage Company and London's Young Vic Theatre.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
The Role of Stage Management	7	(7)
Before Rehearsals	14	(13)
During Rehearsals	27	(19)
Preparing for Production Week	46	(6)
The Stage	52	(6)
The Production Week	58	(18)
Effects	76	(4)
Stage Fights and Weapons	80	(3)
Theatre Administration
Financial Control	83	(9)
Marketing	92	(21)
Venue and Front of House	113	(8)
Glossary	121	(4)
Bibliography	125	(1)
Suppliers and Stockists	126	(1)
Index	127